i just hiccuped all the way home from the station, for ten minutes. in honor of this i would love to share my foolproof hiccup reliever, which once again worked on the first try as soon as i got home:

1. have a glass of water ready.
2. breathe all the air that you can out so that your lungs are mostly empty
3. without breathing any more air in, drink as much of the cup of water as you can (many people I've told this to will subconsciously breathe in through their nose while they do this, so maybe pinch your nose while you do this to make sure you don't breathe in, as that seems to be important)
4. finally, when you must, take a breath.

I've found that this works 90% of the time on the first try, even with other people I've told to do this. if it doesn't work, try it a second time (otherwise, sorry i guess you're out of luck)

@vv Interestingly, what works for me most of the time is to just ask Andre to stop the hiccups.

I don't know who Andre is. But I picture the person Andre probably is, and just sincerely ask if they could make the hiccups stop.

FOR SOME REASON IT WORKS. I can't explain it.

This trick was given to me by some lady who worked in the warehouse at work many years ago. She also refused to elaborate beyond what I've described.

Either she was a witch, or there's some weird interaction with __something__ that I can't explain.

@aliceice first Andre, then Walter? who are these people!